Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Charlie Murphy
- Eggy
- (as Charles Q. Murphy)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDenzel Washington and Wesley Snipes were trained to mimic the playing of the instruments they play in the film (trumpet and saxophone), by musicians Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison. Washington later admitted that he was lucky if he could play three notes of a simple tune prior to filming, and ended up being able to correctly mimic most of the songs performed in the film, as did Snipes.
- GoofsDuring the performance of Bleek's "Pop Top Urban 40 Funk Love ... Song", Bleek's headgear changes from hat to baseball cap.
- Crazy creditsFlavor Flave of the rap group Public Enemy spells out the letters in "Universal" as the studio logo appears on the screen.
- ConnectionsEdited into Cynda Williams: Harlem Blues (1990)
- SoundtracksHarlem Blues
Written and performed by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard
Vocals by Cynda Williams
Featured review
Spike Lee hit a good note on this one
This is a good romantic film featuring two of hollywood's biggest stars in denzel and wesley. What struck me most about this film was what it shared with the film called "Unforgiven". Without giving away too much, I was shocked that the hero here was found to clark kent leanings more than superman ones. Unsettling at first, I grew to appreciate that the protagonists small steps and minor triumphs are okay and arguably more realistic than the shafts of the world. I grew to accept the vulnerability of this spike lee character called bleak.
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,153,593
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,387,360
- Aug 5, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $16,153,593
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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